Book Description
A flower might bloom for only one season, but readers using the tips and techniques in Painting Four Seasons of Fabulous Flowers can enjoy some of their favorite flowers all year long! This book features:
-Three popular flowers for each season, including spring lilacs, summer roses, fall asters, and winter narcissus -12 step-by-step projects for all skill levels of acrylic enthusiasts -Traceable patterns, color charts and materials lists for each project -Quotations about flowers to inspire and tips on floral painting to carry that inspiration on to beautiful results
Book Description
Filled with inspirational artwork and solid instruction, this guide will delight loyal acrylic painters and encourage artists from other mediums to cross over. Greer's instruction capitalizes on the brilliant colors available in acrylics and shows artists how to paint with them using proven "watercolor" and "oil" techniques.
Starting with 16 mini-demos, artists are encouraged to:
*Jump right in and follow step-by-step instructions for mastering techniques such as masking, splattering, underpainting, washes and more
*Learn tips and tricks for rendering many elements of landscape including trees, flowers, roads and reflections
The second section of the book features four complete painting demonstrations that challenge artists to exercise their new painting techniques through a variety of landscape subjects. Two demonstrations show artists how to use acrylics as an effective base for other mediums.
Customer Reviews:
Highly instructive.......2007-02-15
Hugh Greer is a master of landscape and architectural painting. His innovative techniques are unique; the result of his former career as an architectural renderer. I can't recommend this book enough...
Acrylic Landscape Painting Techniques.......2006-07-31
I like the book. I like the way Hugh Greer paints and I would like to go out and do likewise. The beginning starts out with full explanation - then he gives you ways to use what he wants to teach you - but he does it with very complicated examples and not much explanation. He skips a lot of steps. I am still trying some of his ideas and hope that I can learn them because I really like his results. This book is much, much more helpful if you get his DVDs, he has three -first is very basic, but the next two go a long way to explaining some of the steps he left out.
Gained knowledge from the first page on.......2004-07-02
I appreciate the complexity of nature and the way this book relates to the observing and using your inner feelings to paint. Thank you for such a good book to paint from and use often.
Wonderful technique!.......2004-07-02
HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THE GREAT TECHNIQUES IN THIS BOOK. i RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY.
Somewhat Lacking.......2003-03-03
I bought this book hoping it would give me basic information on color mixing, brush technique and composition. It did not. The book has some beautiful examples of the author's art but gives very little information as to how he got there. It is not a step-by-step instruction book. Mr. Greer does not tell how to handle the acrylic medium as for as how to mix and apply the paint to get various results. If you are a beginning landscape painter looking for basic instruction in acrylic painting techniques, buy another book. If you have the basics down pretty well then this book may be for you. The author is a good landscape painter but not the greatest teacher.
Book Description
The allure of dramatic lighting in paintings is irresistible for both artist and beholder, but achieving the effect is another matter. In 10 full step-by-step demonstrations, five acrylic and five oil, Dorothy Dent reveals the techniques behind the magic of light-filled landscapes in a variety of light and weather conditions that are reminiscent of Thomas Kincade. Readers will enjoy:
-Clear instruction from a true master on the painting of light, a perennially hot topic
-Self-critiques by the author showing the importance of those final perfecting touches
-Projects with varying levels of difficulty for a wide audience
-Introductory chapters to bring beginners up to speed and inspire confidence
With Dorothy's expert teaching and coverage of all four seasons, readers will be able to render realistic landscapes using this popular technique!
Customer Reviews:
best ever.......2007-07-18
I have many how to paint books and Dorothy Dent's are my favorite. This book includes 5 lessons in acrylic and 5 lessons in oils and her step-by-step instructions are very clear and easy to follow. She also includes exact colors to use which would be helpful to the beginner artist. I have recreated all of her pictures with surprising success. She also includes templates you can enlarge to transfer the image to your canvas. I would highly recommend this book and her other acrylic "Realistic Landscapes" step-by-step book.
Ten step-by-step projects for both beginners and advanced painters.......2006-04-03
Dorothy Dent's Painting Landscapes Filled With Light provides ten step-by-step projects for both beginners and advanced painters who want to paint light-filled landscapes depicting different seasons and times. Color values are surveyed in landscape projects which show how to capture sunsets and sunrises, autumn foliage, moonshine on water, and more. More than just an exercise book, each project includes diagrams showing light direction and color tonal values and a commentary on how experts fine-tune paintings such professional finishing touches.
Excellent book.......2006-03-19
Another excellent book from Dorothy Dent. From the beginner to the seasoned painter there is something for everyone to learn in this book. Her explanations of light are easy to understand and follow. Recommend highly.
Book Description
Popular TV instructor Brenda Harris' acrylic painting method produces realistic, startling results in just a few hours, even for the most inexperienced painters. As in her previous volumes, Brenda proves her gift for teaching is just as effective on the page as it is on TV. Lovely Landscapes offers readers:
-10 easy-to-follow step-by-steps that result in beautiful acrylic paintings
-Instruction with immediate take-away--no knowledge of art required
-Project patterns to reduce the fear of making mistakes
-A disarming tone that encourages artists to trust themselves
This is the print counterpart to the Painting with Brenda Harris PBS program that viewers love!
Book Description
Capture the Charm and Tranquility of the Country
Nothing pleases the eye and stirs the senses quite like landscape paintings. Now you can experience the joy and satisfaction of painting your own charming country scenes with this complete step-by-step guide.
Inside you'll find 10 start-to-finish painting demonstrations that empower you to paint a range of realistic pastoral scenes, from dancing waterfalls and mountain pines to fragrant fields and rolling farmland.
Instruction includes:
- Five step-by-step demonstrations in acrylic and five step-by-step demonstrations in oil with a conversion chart for using either medium successfully for any project
- Beginner-friendly introductory chapters that cover the basics of capturing light, value, color and texture
- In-depth guidance for learning how to create dynamic compositions using your own photos and references
- Subjects spanning a variety of seasons and country vistas
Every delicate detail is clearly illustrated with hand-in photographs, so you can achieve complete success with each composition. Whether you're a seasoned painter, or you just want to try your hand at a new subject or medium, Painting Peaceful Country Landscapes is the perfect guide for you. Great painting awaits. Pick up a brush and start today!
Book Description
From a Popular PBS Television Instructor 10 step-by-step projects, each with a template and a shopping list of necessary materials Includes eye-catching full-color illustrations of each finished project
Readers can cultivate stunning garden paintings in just a few hours with the help of popular television instructor Brenda Harris. Each step-by-step project is written with clear, accessible instructions made even simpler by an easy-to-follow template. Readers can choose from a a range of garden scenes featuring charming flowers, country walkways, picket fences, babbling brooks and more. Creating beautiful paintings is as easy as a walk in the garden with the tips and suggestions in this book!
Customer Reviews:
Acrylics Made Fun!.......2006-12-27
I have every one of Brenda's instruction books and I've enjoyed each and every one. It is my opinion that this is her finest book to date.
I have been a painting teacher for over twenty-five years and I have found her books to be a great way to help those students wanting to learn about acrylics. While acrylic painting can be intimidating to some, I have found that Brenda's techniques using Clear Blend, White Blend and Slow Blend not only give the painter the 'extra' time they would like but it also makes it all nearly 'goof proof'. The step-by-step paint along lessons take you through the learning process in an easy to follow manner. I would suggest this or any of her past books if you are interested in learning a new painting method. Also, Brenda even encourages the begining student to go ahead and use the bottle acrylics if they don't want to buy all new supplies for a painting medium they may or may not enjoy. Once you find that you too enjoy using acrylics you can then move toward a product with a heavier pigment.
This North Light Book publication has 112 pages with over 163 colored photos to help you along the way plus 10 pages of patterns.
Customer Reviews:
Acrylic Landscape Painting.......2004-03-07
A very informative and easy to follow book. Each step is pictured in full colour. Contains clear instructions about mixing and blending and different mediums used in painting. Well worth the price.
Book Description
To encounter John Agnew's work is to gaze at the mysterious and enchanting world of a forest floor, mountainous cliffs and crags, the heights of a rain forest or the surface of a hidden pond.
In this book, Agnew shares his secrets about how to create those special atmospheres by controlling the light, color, textures, point of view and design of his paintings. The book is filled with mini-demonstrations showing readers exactly how to capture this beauty in their own work, regardless of the medium they work in. They'll find guidelines for rendering leaves, mud, snow, fur, feathers and more, plus one full demonstration that puts these animal and environment textures together in a single painting.
* Very accessible instruction in step-by-step form
* Teaches a unique subject matter and taps into the public's interest in the environment
Customer Reviews:
A must have........2007-01-02
I've found this book to be extremely useful as an artist. There are several easy to understand demonstrations on how to achieve various techniques, such as creating haze, fog, and humidity both for close up scenes and those at a distance. Other demo's include creating light and shadow, animal skins, furs & feathers, foliage, water, snow & ice, and sand & mud, to name a few. Each demo is accompanied by a complete materials list of easy to find items. Some of his techniques call for the use of an airbrush, but there is no need to run out and buy the best model available as a simple craft airbrush/air could work. The airbrush techniques described can be achieved with a little practice. Even if one didn't wish to use an airbrush and preferred to use glazes, I would still highly recommend this book because the exercises do not focus on the use of an airbrush, but rather a layering of paints.
In the final chapter John Agnew showcases a few of his works, including some breathtaking murals he completed for various zoo exhibits and museums.
the most in deep painting tutorial.......2006-08-05
Recently I bought a load of painting tutorial book and this one has got to be the most detailed and well explained of them all. I was really surprised because I was not expecting them to go in such detail. I got the book "painting wildlife texture step by step" and "painting the secret world of nature" was even better in explaining how to paint nature texture. For exemple, the snake scales are better explained in the secret world of nature..and there are also step by step on how to paint realistic wood texture which was not in any of the other books that I have.
This is a really fantastic book.
wonderful book!.......2006-07-14
Truely generous of the author to share his great techniques. The book is a gold mine of color and applications. The steps are
very helpful. The technique results are fabulous!
You won't learn to airbrush from this book, but--nice pix!.......2002-03-21
Gorgeous nature artwork. The frog is exceptional. Agnew's rendering of translucent animal skin, dewdrops and leaves is miraculous, but you won't learn how exactly to airbrush those types of things. How the works get from roughed-in ideas to detailed airbrushed plant foliage is NOT well-documented here. If you want to learn how to do detailed airbrushing, this is not the book for you. But if you want to be inspired by some great technique and learn some of it (for example, how to do translucent effects) this book is excellent.
Tangible art.......2001-12-02
There are many good books on nature; there are many good books on art; there are many good instruction manuals. John Agnew's "Painting the secret world of nature" is a rare book that excels in all three of these.
Beginners as well as experienced artists will find this book both technically helpful and aesthetically pleasing. Its clear-cut instructions and step-by-step illustrations, showing the process of creating and elaborating a visually striking image, will help a practicing artist to improve the technique of realistic painting.
All professional artists have their own trade secrets; few are willing to share them; even fewer are able to do it in a way that makes sense to others. John Agnew's book is the one that does it superbly.
Book Description
Features the work of many bestselling North Light Books authors
*No other current book focuses entirely on representing weather in landscape painting
*Strong crossover potential for three popular media: oil, acrylic, and watercolor
*Subject matter appeals to artists of all levels
The most dramatic landscapes come to life because of the artist's ability to render the weather. Whether it's painting a crisp autumn day or an overcast morning before a storm, Painting the Elements provides all the step-by-step instructions painters need to portray accurately a wide variety of climates and conditions. Detailed directions show how to capture the time of day with the blazing sun or the affects of weather on various subjects, such as a panda in mist or a grizzly on a snowy tundra. Over 25 projects showcase the work of NorthLight Book's bestselling authors, allowing readers to learn multiple styles and approaches to this necessary topic.
Compiled by Kelly Messerly and Pam Wissman, editors of NorthLight Books, this book features work from bestselling authors such as Sean Dye (Painting with Water Soluble Oils), Craig Nelson (60 Minutes to Better Painting), Hugh Greer (Acrylic Landscape Painting Techniques), and many others."
Book Description
Botanical prints are one of the most popular elements in home décor. This book teaches readers how to achieve the unique look of these paintings, using easy-to-find acrylic paints that can be thinned with water to give a layered, translucent watercolor effect.
The simple painting techniques are carefully explained, including how to prepare the surface and transfer the pattern. Temares then leads into eight step-by-step projects with a variety of floral subjects, including wildflowers, flowering herbs, bulb flowers, garden flowers and other favorite botanical subjects. Readers will also learn how to accurately render flowers, leaves and stems; paint borders and add an antiqued look; and mat and frame finished artwork. Materials lists, color charts and patterns accompany every project.
* Includes detailed patterns to copy
* Clear, colorful step-by-steps show readers how to complete 8 projects with over 28 different flowers and herbs
Customer Reviews:
Crafty painting.......2007-04-11
I should have read the fine print about this book instead of taking it for face (title) value. It is a good book for acrylic painting of flowers, and someone looking for that type of instruction would be lucky to have it, but it certainly is NOT an illustration book. I will pass it along to someone else who does more generic painting with no emphasis on detail and accuracy.
Highly recommended.......2001-08-04
An engaging book well worth your investment with great projects for all levels of artists. Vivid colour schemes and beautiful styles that I'm keen to try myself. I enjoyed reading it and I highly recommend it!
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Painting Landscapes Filled With Light
Painters Quick Reference: Flowers & Blooms
Painting With Brenda Harris: Precious Times
Painter's Quick Reference: Trees & Foliage (Painter's Quick Reference)
Painting Flowers A to Z With Sherry C. Nelson Mda
